[Text/Observer Network Xu Lei] "Everyone says that 2020 is really ... Euphemistically, what a weird year. The Washington Post began with a report on May 7.
No wonder, after all, this time, it was the lead singer of the famous American rock band and the U.S. Treasury secretary who inexplicably quarreled on Twitter.
If it's US President Donald Trump, it's not surprising who is fighting on Twitter. But Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is one of the more stable ones around Trump.
Screenshot of the video of Exo Ross singing "The Moment of Life and Death"
"Cannon Fire" was first issued by Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose. At around 6:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday (6th), Exo Ross, who has 1.2 million followers, suddenly tweeted: "Official! No matter what people thought of Steve Mnuchin before, he was an asshole. ”
Unexpectedly, Mnuchin immediately fought back, asking Exo Ross on Twitter, "What have you done for the country lately?" It was accompanied by an emoji that looked like the American flag.
But the netizens with golden eyes quickly saw that this was not the American flag, but the Liberian flag, which was almost exactly the same as the American flag, but only 1 star, not 50 stars.
Mnuchin quickly deleted the tweet and resended a tweet bearing the American flag. But there is no way, the previous overturning evidence has been intercepted by netizens.
Axor Ross, who grabbed the handle, sarcastically wrote on Twitter: "My fault, I didn't know that we wanted to emulate Liberia's economic model." ”
He went on to write: "But in reality, unlike this administration, the deaths of more than 70,000 people are not my responsibility; unlike you, I do not take responsibility for the Fed or the government to Americans, and tell them on TELEVISION to travel around the United States during the epidemic." ”
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Axor Ross was referring to what Mnuchin said in an interview with Fox Business Network on the 4th. At the time, when the host asked Mnuchin if he thought international travel would resume this year, Mnuchin said it was "hard to say," but he advised Americans to consider traveling more domestically.
"This is a great time for people to explore America. A lot of people haven't seen many parts of the United States. ”
The Washington Post reported that it wasn't long before strange exchanges between the U.S. treasury secretary and famous rock musicians exploded on social media. By the early 7th, the words "Exo Ross", "Steve Mnuchin" and "Liberia" were still wildly popular on Twitter.
But what is more interesting is that when Trump visited the factory without wearing a mask the day before (5th), the campaign rally song "Live And Let Die" sounded, which is the song of guns and roses. Lead singer Axor Ross is also a well-known critic of Trump.
The strange connections are more...
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On Twitter, someone asked: "Why did the treasury secretary argue with Exxor Ross on Twitter?" Why did Mnuchin tweet a photo of the Liberian flag? Did he move? What have they done for Liberia? 2020 is getting stranger and stranger. ”
Many have criticized Mnuchin for not only confusing the flag, but also for spending time fighting a war of words with others during such a tense anti-epidemic moment.
Some argue that Axor Ross "has made a much greater contribution to this country than Mnuchin".
Republican political adviser Rick Wilson felt this way: "The Rosm Mnuchin War is a sign of the next apocalypse in 2020." ”
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